Hog trough



Sept. 15; 1925.

1.. Q. BULLA HOG TROUGH Filed June 8, 1925 Patented Sept. 15, 1925.

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A lication filed June 8, 1925. Serial No. 35,688.

Taallwhomit may cpncem: s. a v ;Be it kIiQWIl that I, LicolN Q, BELLA, citizen of the United States,- residing at Ansley, in the: county of Custer and State of Nebraskmuhave; invented new and, use-; ful Improvements inflHog Troughs, of which the following is a specification. The invention relates to improvements in hogltroughs;

The objct ofr the' invention 7 provide a hog: trough of thisrchar a'cterq adapted for feeding hogs or pig'siofi any size and cap'ablelto ready adjustment to suit the" size of the animals to be fed; and capable of efi'ectually preventing:- such animals from either standing orilyinginit. V.

It is also; an object at the inventi'oirto provide a; hog trough which can be covered when not in use and which-may be" em" ployed for soakingfeed thereby saving the handling of grain and water aisec'ond ntini'e. Another object of the invention: isto'l'p-rqvide a hogtrou'gh which will be cleaneizand cheaper than the ordinary. feeding; floor, and which maybe arranged to afford ready access to the interior when: required;

. With tllGSflHdOtllBI objects ,inview, the invention consists in the cpnstruetioh aud novel' oombination and arrangement offp'arts hereinafter fully described illiflstrated in the aceompai'iy'ing drawing and pointed out in the claims hereto" apliended; it being un derstood that various changes in the form, proportion and? minor details of construction, Within the scope ofthe clainrs5 may be resorted to Without departing from: "the spirit vor sacrificing any of the advantages of the; invention. T

thedrawings: I is a perspective view of a hog trough constructed in accordance with this invention; the cover being elevated tothe liinitof'its' upward movement;- to facilitate illustration of the inventi'oi'L' Figure 2' is a transverse sct'ibnal' vie'w ofthes'ame'." .o 1 Iii the"abcompaiiyiiigdritwing in wlneln-s illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention, 11 designates a, feeding trough deig t (b nstrue ed of she m l .or other suitable material. and preferably profi v d t its uppe edge with, a head 2 1 having; transversebottom bars ,3 projecting laterally b'eyond the bottom of the trough and: forming, a relatively wide base to prevent the hog trough;- from being upset', The basejformedby the, extended bars; 3 may be of any dcsired size, and the bars may be staked'or otherwise secured to'the ground ifdesirejd. o a The hogtrough is ,equippedrwitjh an ad-' ju'steble cor e114 adapted fltoibe raised and lowered in a,horizontalposition to. arrange it the desired-distanceabove;the trough I and ialsoivto lower. it upon thetrough to cover i the shine Y to i protect the. contents of the trough and also-toexclude-animals therefrom between feeding times when desired. The adjustable ebv'er; comprises; an oblong. frame 5 and 'a hinged cover; section 6 which are mounted-oupon-thepframe 5 andflwhieh may be of different Widths to adapt the. cover to feeding. troug hsrofr'different sites; They frame 5 is composed of two sections secured? together: i at the ends of thevcover by rivets? 730i" othensuitable fastening; devices and the said i frame is preferably constructed of :flanged or angle iron" as shown but any other suitable instterial 1nay,'of1cours'e, be employed. in the construction-oftlie frame. 7 The flange 8 of the frame forms a skirting and is adapted to extend around the upper edge or bead of the feeding trough 1 when the coverais lowered to the lllillt Of its downward movement and the sections of the frame have overlapped portions 9 and 10 as clearly shown Fig; 2 of the drawing; the overlapp d portio'n 10'bein'g p'r'eferabl deflected downwardly as shown to pfrovid fortheoverlapping portion; 9; By this construction the oblong frame 9 is adjust; able to siiit the Wi dth of the feeding tro-ug'h and after the frame is assembled and-the section secured together to provid'e'a fraine of the prop'er width-coversections 6 of the proper width are secured" to the frame 5 at their outer edges by hin -es 11 which permit the cover sections to swing upwardly and outwardly as illustrated indotted lines in Fig. 2 01:" the drawin the hinges my be rqviciedqyith projecting lugs 12 to forin stops" for limiting the outward e a space swing of the cover sections. This will pro- Vide a hopper-like upper portion for enabling the feed or the ingredients of feed to be readily poured in the feeding trough 1. The cover section 6 when closed rests upon the upper faces of the sections of the frame 5 which are in flush relation when the sections of the said frame are secured together.

The cover is connected with the feeding trough by horizontal elements 13 preferably consisting of rectangular links composed of upper and lower transverse pintle portions 14 and 15 and connecting side portions which are adapted to sWing in the raising and lowering of the cover 4. The lower pintle portion 15 is arranged in lower eyes 16 preferably consisting of eye bolts which pierce the bead atthe upper edge of "the feeding trough. The upper pintle portion l lis arranged in upper eyes 17 which are secured by rivets 18 or other suitable fastening devices to the lower faces of the sections of the oblong frame 5 within the marginal depending flanges 8 thereof. The hog trough is shown equipped with three of the swinging hinge elements 13 but any desired number may, of course, be employed to suit the length of the trough and the form of the hinge elements 13 may, of course, be varied. The cover is raised and lowered by means of an operating lever 19 pivoted at the lower end to a bracket 20 of the feeding trough and at i a Point intermediate of its ends at 21 to the frame 5. The operating lever and, the links of the hinge members are arranged in parallelism and the operating lever extends above the cover and is providedat its upper end with a suitable grip or handle and is equipped thereat with a latch lever 22 connected with a spring actuated locking rod 23 guided in the lower portion of the operating lever and arranged to engage notches 24 of a segment 25 of the bracket 20. The bracket 20 is constructed of suitable metal and is riveted or otherwise secured to the exterior of one side of the feeding trough at one end thereof and its segmental portion projects above the trough and is bent outwardly to clear the cover. The lower portion 26of the lever is forked or bifurcated to straddle the bracket which is provided with a transverse portion 27 to which the operating lever is pivoted. The operating lever is adapted to be readily grasped by the handle and the latch lever is simultaneously operated with the movement of the lever to swing the same for raising or lowering the cover.

The cover is adapted to be arranged either upon'the feeding trough 1 to close the same or at any desired distance above the feeding trough within its range of movement to adapt a hog trough for feeding animals of different sizes and to prevent the animals from entering the feeding trough and standing therein or lying down within the same. In this manner the animals are prevented from soiling or spoiling the feed and V the feed may be mixed prior to feeding time in the feeding trough and the latter will thereby avoid handling the materials more than once.

The hog trough may be made of any de sired size and it can be constructed cheaper than an ordinary feeding floor and may be maintained cleaner than the latter. Also it is portable and may be transferred by a tenant from one place to another.

What is claimed is:

1. A hog trough comprising a feeding trough, a cover and plurality of links substantially rectangular shaped pivotally connected with the trough and with the cover for enabling the latter to be raised and lowered in a horizontal position and means for raising and lowering the cover and for securing the ame in its adjustment.

2. A hog trough comprising a feeding trough, a cover and plurality of hinged elements extending transversely across the trough and connecting the cover with the trough and arranged to permit the cover to be raised and lowered in a horizontal position, said cover being provided with hinged cover sections arranged to swing laterally in opening and closing.

3. A hog trough comprising a feeding trough, a cover, and plurality of hinged elements extending transversely across the trough and connecting the cover with the trough and arranged to permit the cover to be raised and lowered in a horizontal position, said cover comprising an oblong frame and cover sections arranged upon the said frame and closing the space within the same and hinged at their outer edges to the frame to open and close laterally.

4. A hog trough comprising a feeding trough, a cover, and plurality of hinged elements extending transversely. across the trough and connecting the cover with the trough and arranged to permit the cover to be raised and lowered in a horizontal position, said cover comprising an oblong frame and cover sections arranged upon the said frame and closing the space within the same and hinged at their outer edges to the said frame and closing the space Within the same and hinged at their outer edges to the frame to open and close laterally, said cover comprising a substantially oblong frame composed of laterally adjustable overlapped sections provided with a marginal ange and rigidly secured together at their overlapped portions and cover sections arranged upon and carried 1 by the sections of the frame.

6. A hog trough comprising a feeding trough, a cover, eyes carried by the feed- I ing trough and the cover, substantially rectangular hinged elements across the trough and the cover and having pintle portions arranged in the said eyes whereby the cover is adapted to be raised and lowered in a horizontal position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

LEON Q. BULLA. 

